Renovation : Brick and stone
Renovation : Brick and stone
- Supplement 29 June 1988(4) LOAN
- Architects` Journal Supplement 29 June 1988(4) LOAN .
Begins with a comparison on the quality of solid brick walls and cavity walls . Continues with case studies of Sutton Place in Surrey and Spencer House in St. James`s. Discusses various approaches to the problem of conserving decaying stone . Continues with features on the nature of pre-twentieth century brick construction and the construction of an eighteenth century Bath town house. Describes the art of rubbed brick detailing and the traditional methods of pointing , listing lime mortar mixes. Recounts a site visit to a brickworks in Sussex and includes a profile of a new company set up to produce terracotta made architectural details. Concludes with a product review.
CONSERVATION
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REFURBISHMENT
Begins with a comparison on the quality of solid brick walls and cavity walls . Continues with case studies of Sutton Place in Surrey and Spencer House in St. James`s. Discusses various approaches to the problem of conserving decaying stone . Continues with features on the nature of pre-twentieth century brick construction and the construction of an eighteenth century Bath town house. Describes the art of rubbed brick detailing and the traditional methods of pointing , listing lime mortar mixes. Recounts a site visit to a brickworks in Sussex and includes a profile of a new company set up to produce terracotta made architectural details. Concludes with a product review.
CONSERVATION
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REFURBISHMENT